by amiemccracken | Apr 24, 2012 | book review, books, reading
A Story of the West by Susan Spence is an historical novel about a cowboy and his lady. Matt Daly is a cattle rancher in Montana. Lavina Lavold is a shopkeepers daughter who moves to Montana from big city life on the east coast. They fall in love.The story was...
by amiemccracken | Apr 19, 2012 | book review, books, reading
The Sun Zebra by R. Garcia is a collection of stories told by a father about his young daughter and their daily antics. Five stories about extraordinary circumstances and the meaning behind them.Garcia’s writing captures the reader. I was drawn right into the...
by amiemccracken | Apr 12, 2012 | book review, books, reading
Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr seems like one of those cliche teen sex stories, but it so is not. Deanna is caught having sex at 13…by her father. It changes her future in ways she didn’t imagine. But she comes to realize that the future is her choice.The...
by amiemccracken | Apr 3, 2012 | book review, books, reading
Her Daughter’s Eyes by Jessica Barksdale Inclan is the story of a secret. Two sisters share that secret, until they can’t hide it anymore. Then it becomes both the thorn in their side and the glue that holds their life together. One of them is pregnant at...
by amiemccracken | Mar 15, 2012 | book review, books, reading, writing
I have not had the pleasure of reading a book like this in a long time. The Night Circus is really a gem. This is the type of book that students will be studying in years to come. There is so much hidden inside, I simply cannot imagine how Erin Morgenstern does it.The...
by amiemccracken | Mar 1, 2012 | book review, books, reading
Ape House by Sara Gruen is about bonobos, a language specialist working with the bonobos, and a reporter, John. They’re all interconnected, but they all have separate stories. The bonobos are attacked and sold out from under Isabel, their caretaker and...
